“Out Of My Head” — the second single of Deetron’s forthcoming album — gets the remix treatment from UK’s George FitzGerald. The rework showcases FitzGerald’s ability to make a track his own, adding stabs of crisp synth work over Ovasoul7′s indie vocal for a truly tasteful progressive outing. The track’s chord progressions are deep and dark, building and building over the looped vocal to allow the listener to explore the boundaries of the five minute track.
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There is no doubt Will Saul knows good music. He’s a producer, DJ, label owner, A&R whiz, and has worked with a staggering number of impressive artists in his almost two decades in dance music. Will got his start as nothing more than a passionate record collector (like most of us), and in the years that followed grew from a job at Sony, to his own label Simple Records, and more recently Aus Music.
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Scuba‘s “Beam Me Up” collaboration with (the formerly anonymous) Will Saul/Close alias is a fantastic track on its own, but George Fitzgerald‘s remix converts it from a slow-grinding track heavy on the atmosphere to a jumping house groover. Fitzgerald not only alters the structure of the song but also reworks Charlene Soraia’s vocals in just the right way. Close’s full debut LP is set for a release date in June, but this remix is out now on !K7 Records.
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Of all of the events I was scheduled to attend this year, the Hotflush Recordings showcase was one I’d probably been looking forward to the most. I’d been closely following Scuba since Personality and George Fitzgerald since his 2012 Child EP. Already in 2013, the pair have popped up for a killer 70 minute Boiler Room set and George has obliterated the Radio 1 airwaves with his January Essential Mix. This same b2b setup in Miami would fill my giddy fangirl tendencies, but it was also WMC’s worst-kept secret that Adam Beyer would be joining Cirez D as two very special guests of the label.
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Electronic music wunderkind George FitzGerland makes his return to Scuba’s Hotflush imprint for the first time in over a year with “Thinking of You.” The track was premiered on his Essential Mix during the Future Stars series, and features a dark and repetitive drum sequence over a tasteful vocal segment. The song is crafted immaculately — adding to FitzGerald’s clout as one of the most promising producers of recent time. If you haven’t familiarized yourself with him yet, now is the time to do so.
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South London songstress Jessie Ware is back again with another set of revamped remixes. This time she is out with a short compilation featuring reworks of her “No To Love” by the likes of Todd Edwards, George FitzGerald, and Ewan Pearson. The original track which appeared on her debut album Devotion is a quiet echoing tune with a vocal sample from Dave Okumu.
Each of the reworks add texture and precision making for fluid outputs better than the original. The first two cuts from UK-natives George FitzGerald and Ewan Pearson respectively, keep the vibes of the original. FitzGerald who typically produces tracks under his own imprint ManMakeMusic revives “No to Love” with relaxed chimes and teetering hihats. Pearson who has been producing records since the late ’90s adds fluttering house synths, making the first two plays melodic house reworks. While Todd Edwards, the only American on the roster, picks up the tempo and adds piano chords to form a slightly more dance-worthy production. Ware gave the No To Love Remixes EP away as a free stream via her Soundcloud, click below the break to listen.
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